Ribs-to-bar pullup (Explosive pullup)

Muscles

• Latissimus dorsi
• Teres major
• Biceps brachii (short head)
• Brachialis
• Brachioradialis
• Lower trapezius
• Serratus anterior
• Pectoralis minor
• Rhomboid major
• Middle trapezius

Technique

1. Pull yourself up explosively so that you touch the bar with the part of your ribs that is under the pectoral muscles.

Similar Exercises

• Kip switch-grip pullup
• Non-kip clap pullup
• Kip release-regrip pullup
• Kip clap pullup
• Hips-to-bar pullup

Equipment

• Pullup bar